Cellular differentiation and the NtcA transcription factor in filamentous cyanobacteria

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-487

  Herrero, Antonia ^a   Muro Pastor, Alicia M ^a   Valladares, Ana ^a   Flores, Enrique ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellular differentiation; Cyanobacteria; Heterocyst differentiation; Nitrogen regulation; NtcA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; NITROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NTCA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL METABOLISM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NITROGEN; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 4444236823     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2004.04.003     Document Type: Review

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